Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thin edge of the wedge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: thin edge of the wedge
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of thin end of the wedge.

Example Sentences

"But the great difficulty was the getting in the thin edge of the wedge; when once they had anything to do with price they must apply it to everything."
"But at last the thin edge of the wedge of reform had been pushed in."
"the thin edge of the wedge was further widened by the fact that a socialist party [...] broke precedent [...]."

Questions

What does thin edge of the wedge mean?: Alternative form of thin end of the wedge.

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